Middle school students run campus coffee shop

Efrain Villa, Ginger Holzscheiter-Fischer, Emili Castro, Cayleb Boone, Cash Franek and Kaitlin Hoermann showed off the Fredericksburg Middle School coffee shop, which is run by students.

Education, Gillespie Life

By Michaela Rush Standard-Radio Post reporter on November 5, 2025

Students in Gross’ Life Skills class at Fredericksburg Middle School are getting a firsthand look at what it takes to run a business with daily responsibilities.

Commentary

Five big moves from the Lege in 2025

TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS By Gary Borders

December 31, 2025

The Texas Legislature made a host of major decisions in 2025, as The Dallas Morning News reported. Here are the highlights: • Homeowners received a br...

Commentary

Tubas teach values that sustain our community

Reckless Muse By Christine Granados

December 31, 2025

Anyone who has a tuba player in their life should pick up a copy of “The Perfect Tuba” by Sam Quinones. I picked this book up because of my son, Will,...

Commentary

EDITORIALS

We choose optimism to look ahead to 2026

December 31, 2025

We have our challenges but are fortunate to have a relatively healthy economy There’s a lot to look forward to in 2026. We personally won’t be sad to ...

Commentary

Australia’s social media ban is worth a shot

December 31, 2025

The world is watching as Australia experiments with a first-of-its-kind social media ban. The measure took effect earlier this month and is designed t...

Agriculture, News

Holidays bring adundance of Christmas-themed plants

Lawn & Garden Beth Mcmahon

December 31, 2025

Easter has Easter lilies, Halloween has pumpkins but Christmas, Christmas has a lot of “Christmas plants.” I never noticed how many until I was puttin...

Agriculture, News

Capital Farm Credit scholarships open to prospective ag students

December 31, 2025

Graduating high school seniors are invited to apply for $1,000 scholarships being awarded by Capital Farm Credit (CFC). “Capital Farm Credit is honore...

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